How do you feel about the importance of good lyrics in a song, compared to the music itself? I have most of my guitar playing life paid most attention to melodies, chords, groove, harmony, "catchiness", etc - I mean the "musical ingredients".

Lately, I have started to pay more attention to lyrics, and of course it matters what kind of music we are talking about. John Hiatt writes really good lyrics I think, and like his music a lot too - kinda goes together.

For comparison, I also like, for example, James Brown's "I feel good", although the lyrics aren't really much to write home about, but the song is still great.

Your thoughts?